Takes over the starting job at center in 1999 following the loss of two-year starter Jason Strayhorn . . . returns to his natural position after starting every game at offensive guard a year ago . . . AS A JUNIOR: Started all 12 games in 1998 (two at left guard and 10 at right guard) and played a total of 346.5 minutes . . . moved from left to right guard after Shaun Mason suffered a season-ending knee injury in the second game of the season . . . graded out 84 percent in his pass-blocking assignments vs. Purdue . . . named Spartan Offensive Player of the Week vs. Oregon after grading 82 percent overall while playing three different positions (left guard, right guard and center) . . . also produced his top pass-blocking grade of the season vs. Oregon at 85 percent . . . played a career-high 35.5 minutes vs. Northwestern . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw action in five games in 1997 (vs. Western Michigan, Memphis, Notre Dame, Indiana and Penn State) . . . played behind Shaun Mason at right guard . . . graded 80 percent in the regular-season finale vs. Penn State . . . played a season-high 33 snaps in the ’97 opener vs. Western Michigan . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in 11 games in 1996 (DNP vs. Stanford) and played 63 minutes . . . worked behind Dave Mudge at left tackle and Brian Mosallam at right guard . . . logged 13.5 minutes vs. Indiana and 15.5 minutes vs. Eastern Michigan in his longest stints of the season . . . 1995 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to Blue Chip Illustrated’s all-regional team . . . also ranked among the Midwest's top prospects (No. 115) by SuperPrep . . . first-team all-state selection by both the Minneapolis Star Tribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press in 1994 . . . earned first-team all-metro and all-conference honors as a senior at Eagan (Minn.) High School . . . also named his conference’s lineman of the year in ’94 . . . played his first three seasons at Detroit Lakes (Minn.) High School . . . helped Detroit Lake’s to back-to-back state titles in 1992-93 and a combined record of 27-0 . . . born April 13, 1977, in Grand Forks, N.D. . . . majoring in urban and regional planning. |
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